More than half of nurses on mental health wards have been physically attacked, a survey suggests. Nurses working with older people are the most likely to be assaulted, the joint Healthcare Commission and Royal College of Psychiatrists report said.
Equipment to monitor solvents inhaled by print machine operators is being adapted to develop a breath test for diagnosing diseases including cancer. Researchers at Swansea University hope to create a more convenient and rapid method for spotting serious illness.
Proposals to axe a holiday bus service for groups with disabilities in Nottinghamshire may be abandoned after protests by supporters.
Workers fighting the closure of a North Yorkshire factory which employs disabled people are staging a 48-hour walk-out. A total of 28 Remploy sites across the UK, including six in Yorkshire, are being closed.
Workers at two Remploy factories on Merseyside are staging another two-day strike in protest at closure plans.
Commenting on statistics released today by the Healthcare Commission showing that more than half of nurses on mental health wards report being physically assaulted at work, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said:
